Arts & Culture

Sundays in Playa Del Carmen Sundays in Playa Del Carmen are mainly a day of rest. They certainly feel different than other days. It is a day of waking up late, a day of spending […]

The Frida Kahlo Museum in Playa Del Carmen One of the most iconic Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo is honored in a new museum here in Playa Del Carmen. Born in July 1907, some 110 years […]

Huaya fruit aka Guayas This green tropical fruit is not known very much out of the tropics. Huaya fruit or plural “huayas” is a small green  round fruit with a large seed surrounded by salmon […]

The amazing story of the pasta tiles of the Yucatan You might have seen pasta tiles and not even known what exactly they are. You might also have seen them in restaurants and bar designs. […]

What is Mayan food and Yucatecan cuisine? The cuisine from the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico is a mixture of Mayan food staples and European influences over the past 500 years. The cuisine has developed from […]

Taqueria Honorio Taqueria Honorio is a simple roadside taco restaurant that you might just pass by. One thing that you will notice is that it is busy and if you don’t stop, that would just […]

The El Pueblito market at Mayakoba One nice thing to do on Sundays is visit the El Pueblito market. This is not just a farmers market but also a market of local artisans and a good […]

What is Pozole and where to find it? Pozole (po-zo-lay) is a traditional Mexican soup. This soup is used for meals at special occasions because it does take some preparation. Since this is part of […]

See Hanal Pixan in the Riviera Maya Many people know the Mexican holiday of the Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos). This holiday was originally a fusion of cultures. Many indigenous communities have […]

Celebrating Day of the Dead at Xcaret – What is it like? Each year Xcaret puts on a four day event for the Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos). What is it like […]